very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
moment by moment; hour by hour
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
good news; happy news; glad tidings
large number (of); many; majority
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be manageable; to be able to handle
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
desperation; struggle to the death
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to glare at each other; to confront each other
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
weak point; unskillfulness
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
a little bit; a little while
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to be selected (from among many people)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
degree of attention; profile
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective